Jennifer Koury

    A MUSICAL FEAST: Music and Art

    presents Darius Milhaud (1892-1974): Quatuor à cordes No.1, Op. 5 (1912) à la mémoire de Paul Cézanne. Visit "A Musical Feast at Westminster 2020".

  • I. Aube Triomphante Sur La Sainte Victoire, inspired by Milhaud: Quartet No. 1, Op.5

    I. Aube Triomphante Sur La Sainte Victoire

  • II. Voyages de Rêve en Provence, inspired by Milhaud: Quartet No. 1, Op.5
    II. Voyages de Rêve en Provence
  • III. La Danse Vibrante du Soleil, inspired by Milhaud: Quartet No. 1, Op.5
    III. La Danse Vibrante du Soleil

Click to enlarge; 2020, watercolor, 15 x 22 1/4; Archival Matted 21 x 28.

Paintings and drawing are inspired by Milhaud: Quatuor à cordes No.1, Op. 5, and are available for purchase.

A portion of the proceeds from these imagined landscapes will be donated to "A Musical Feast" future performances.


Contact Jennifer at: jennifer@jenniferkouryart.com

    Three Movements, inspired by Milhaud: Quatuor à cordes No.1, Op. 5
    Three Movements, 2020, charcoal, graphite and conte crayon 6 1/8" x 30"

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974): Quatuor à cordes No.1, Op. 5 (1912)


In honor of Milhaud’s three movements, we journey through sunrise, dreams, and sunset. The compositional elements continue throughout all of three paintings' imagined landscapes.


I. Aube Triomphante Sur La Sainte Victoire, inspired by Milhaud: Quartet No. 1, Op. 5, watercolor, 2020, 15 x 22 1/4
The first Painting captures Milhaud’s energetic vibrant music with a triumphant dawn over Mont Sainte-Victoire in Provence, a tribute to Cézanne who painted this beloved scene over 60 times. The River Arc gracefully flows to the countryside pathway where we cross the bridge, traveling to Milhaud’s next magical movement.


II. Voyages de Rêve en Provence, inspired by Milhaud: Quartet No. 1, Op. 5, watercolor, 2020, 15 x 22 1/4
Here the composer’s muted colors are a dream journey of undulating pathways through fields of wildflowers, climbing to a glistening castle on the hill. Swirling, starlit skies illuminate a celestial firmament, and brilliant rushing waters of the Arc crash to the sea below where sparkling sails tenderly drift.


III. La Danse Vibrante du Soleil, inspired by Milhaud: Quartet No. 1, Op. 5, watercolor, 2020, 15 x 22 1/4
Finally the crystal blue sea carries us across to the limestone cliffs of the third movement. A lively folk dance of magnificent color ensues. Vivid light of the setting sun rhythmically flickers across the fields of lavender. Silhouettes of cypress trees and wildflowers gaze at the shimmering spectacle before them swaying gently to the breeze.


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